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A Washington-based news organization that covers the telecom and media industries is suing a Michigan company for as much as $19.5 million for allegedly making unauthorized copies of at least 130 editions of a newsletter to distribute to present and former employees. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

MOBILE, Ala. – A federal judge in Alabama on Jan. 24 refused to dismiss a commercial general liability insurer’s coverage action because an actual case or controversy exists as to whether there is coverage for claims of construction defects (Evanston Insurance Co. v. Damon Lett d/b/a Damon Lett Roofing, et al., No. 11-0383, S.D. Ala.; [...]

SAN DIEGO – A California federal judge on Jan. 25 denied partial summary judgment to two insurers regarding their duty to defend a construction defect action because there is ambiguity to whether an additional insured endorsement applies (McMillin Construction Services L.P. v. Arch Specialty Insurance Co., et al., No. 10-2592, S.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. [...]

Christopher Legal Group Files Class Action Lawsuit in Nevada Against …MarketWatch (press release)The case was filed as a class action lawsuit because there are thousands of potential plaintiffs who were victims of these foreclosure companies," said Shawn Christopher, attorney with Christopher Legal Group. The lawsuit names as defendants: Quality …and more » View full post on [...]

TULSA, Okla. – A federal judge in Oklahoma on Jan. 24 denied a claimant’s motion to dismiss or stay a commercial general liability insurer’s coverage action regarding damages the claimant as a building tenant sustained following a rainstorm because the claimant’s pending state court lawsuit would not resolve the insurer’s controversy (United Specialty Insurance Co. [...]

Fox News Costa Concordia civil lawsuit to be filed in Miami may face legal hurdleFox NewsUS citizens who were on the Costa Concordia and want to sue may be lost in the sea of fine print written on the back of their ticket vouchers, according to legal experts. Mark Bern, a senior partner with the [...]

Lawsuit questions use of hogtying by law enforcementLos Angeles TimesThe family and the two law enforcement agencies are preparing to debate in court whether Batchan's near-death was caused by a controversial restraint practice known as total appendage restraint procedure, or hogtying. There has been much controversy in …and more » View full post on law – [...]

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Career …MarketWatch (press release)BENSALEM, Pa., Jan 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Career Education Corporation ("CECO" or the "Company") …and more » [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17 declined to review a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that a city in Oklahoma is not entitled to state-action immunity in an electricity provider’s lawsuit alleging that the city unlawfully tied its provision of electricity to sewage services in an area that it [...]

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal district court erred in dismissing a consumer’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims because she properly showed that a law firm and one of its attorneys “knowingly” violated the act and was not required to show that they “willfully” violated it, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel [...]